SMITHS FALLS, Ont. — A small eastern Ontario town that was once known as the province's chocolate capital is preparing for the sweet return of Hershey's. 'It's like an old friend coming home after being gone for 15 years,' said Smiths Falls Mayor Shawn Pankow. That return is the latest in a slew of changes around a facility that has been essential to the town's identity and economic prosperity. For 45 years, Hershey's operated a factory in the community of around 9,000 people, which is located a
SMITHS FALLS, Ont. — A small eastern Ontario town that was once known as the province's chocolate capital is preparing for the sweet return of Hershey's.
There was an image of a chocolate bar on the water tower. School groups making field trips to the capital to see Parliament often sweetened the deal with a stop at the Hershey's visitor centre."It was a good place to work. It paid my mortgage for 30 years," he said, reminiscing about family barbecues, Christmas parties and track and field days organized by the company.
It announced last month that it would sell the 700-square-foot facility back to its original owner for around $53 million. Smiths Falls also saw the rise and fall of steam engine railway transportation. It was chosen as the regional headquarters for the Canadian Pacific Railway's main line in 1885, and the Canadian Northern Railway built a second line through the town in 1912.
On a recent sunny Wednesday, the town's heart of Beckwith Street was busy, with people stopping in at restaurants, cafes and shops.
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